Colloquia – Christoph Geiss – Estimating the Likelihood of Concrete Failure Through Rock-magnetic Measurements

Lubar Room S220 3202 N. Maryland Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Affiliation: Professor of Physics and Environmental Science, Trinity College Title: Estimating the Likelihood of Concrete Failure Through Rock-magnetic Measurements Abstract: Over the past decades pyrrhotite-containing aggregate has been used in concrete to build basements and foundations in central Connecticut. The sulphur […]

Colloquia – Laurel Goodwin – A Record of Earthquakes and Fault Mechanics Written in Stone

Lubar Room S220 3202 N. Maryland Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Affiliation: UW-Madison Title: A Record of Earthquakes and Fault Mechanics Written in Stone Abstract: An exhumed fault zone can preserve a record of earthquakes that extends over hundreds of thousands to millions of years. Recent studies indicate that such archives of earthquake […]

Colloquia – GSA practice talks/posters

Lubar Room S220 3202 N. Maryland Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Affiliation:UWM Department of Geosciences Title: Various Titles

Colloquia – Preston Jacobs – (VIDEO PRESENTATION) “Geology and Game of Thrones, Part 2”

Lubar Room S220 3202 N. Maryland Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Affiliation: Rereading Ice, Rethinking Fire Title: Geology and Game of Thrones, Part 2 Abstract: Special guest Preston Jacobs of Rereading Ice, Rethinking Fire will explore how geology has impacted events in the Game of Thrones series and how it may continue to affect the […]

Colloquia – Miles Traer – (VIDEO PRESENTATION) “Geology and Game of Thrones, Part 1”

Lubar Room S220 3202 N. Maryland Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Affiliation: Stanford University Title: Geology and Game of Thrones, Part 1 Abstract: Special guest Miles Traer discussed his “A Geologic Map of Game of Thrones” and talk about how pop culture can be an effective vehicle to communicate your science. Miles Traer […]

Colloquia – John McCloy – Contributions of Geosciences to Nuclear Waste Management: Understanding the History of 1500-Year-Old Glass at Pre-Viking Swedish Vitrified Hillfort Site

Lubar Room S220 3202 N. Maryland Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Affiliation:Washington State University School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering Title:Contributions of Geosciences to Nuclear Waste Management:  Understanding the History of 1500-Year-Old Glass at Pre-Viking Swedish Vitrified Hillfort Site Abstract: Geosciences have from the beginning been an integral part in robust […]